Ten Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know

So little time, so many postings on social media. Here's a good guide to the privacy settings on Facebook.

http://www.allfacebook.com/2009/02/facebook-privacy/

4 Facebook Tips for Nonprofit Success – See What Others are Doing

With 200 million users, Facebook is a tremendous resource for organizations and non-profits.

Some valuable tips to help you get started.

http://www.netwitsthinktank.com/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=ifINKZOzFmG&b=4487123&content_id=%7BEA4438F2-2529-4379-8A32-16EBD5D5BF90%7D&notoc=1

Statistics Show Social Media Is Bigger Than You Think

Did you know Ashton Kutcher and Ellen Degeneres have more Twitter followers than the entire populations of Ireland, Norway and Panama?

Interesting video with a whole host of facts and statistics about social media use.

http://socialnomics.net/2009/08/11/statistics-show-social-media-is-bigger-than-you-think/

Make mine a venti!

This Make Starbucks Say "Large" map, created with the free Google maping service, might give you ideas for using this tool in your own work.

PA group uses Facebook in school funding fight

The Pennsylvania School Funding Campaign is using social media to spread the word and gather supporters.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pennsylvania-School-Funding-Campaign/124014970478

Twitter Search in Plain English

From CommonCraft.com:

A teacher's primer on Twitter

Twitter 101 from Dr. Chery Takkunen, who blogs as SisuTech.

http://sisutech.wordpress.com/2009/06/15/twitter-101-twitter-basics-on-how-to-get-started/

Social Media at Public Events

Alan Levine discusses how the New Media Consortium used social media at its annual conference. http://cogdogblog.com/2009/06/20/socialmedia-recap-nmc2009/

I'm excited about using a tool like VisualTweets to enable meeting participants to view tweets via a hashtag search. Here's a search for the the NEA RA 2009: http://visibletweets.com/#query=%23neara09&animation=3

Facebook's Easy Virtue

Do you join Facebook cause-related pages? Is this activism or a passing trend?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/01/AR2009070103936.html

Social Media at the NEA RA

If you are going to the annual meeting in San Diego or stuck in Massachusetts, follow along on Twitter and Flickr.

NEA shows you how: http://www.nea.org/grants/33238.htm

Schools on Twitter

Washington Post on how some D.C. area schools are using Twitter and Facebook.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/06/25/ST2009062504420.html?sid=ST2009062504420

Find 17 minutes this week...

Watch this TED talk given in June at the State Dept. by Clay Shirky.



[We are witnessing] "the largest increase in expressive capability in human history."

Twitter for Teachers

An instructional technology teacher from New Zealand offers these stats and tips:

Twitter for teachers

View more OpenOffice presentations from Jo Fothergill.

Social media helps job seekers

"Twitter can establish you as a player in your field, either as a thought leader or as an involved contributor."

http://www.careerhubblog.com/main/2009/05/why.html

What could you say in 140 characters to advance your career or your organization?

Tracking the Iranian Elections

This past weekend, many observers found Twitter to be a better source of news than mainstream media outlets such as CNN.

See how Twitter, Facebook and Flickr "covered" the news via Mashable.

A Twitter Policy, in 140 Characters

Our Twitter policy: Be professional, kind, discreet, authentic. Represent us well. Remember that you can’t control it once you hit “update.”

From the Gruntled Employees blog

It's Follow Friday!

Ever wonder what those #followfriday tags are all about? Friday is the day Twitterers recommend their favorites to their own followers.

http://www.geekgirlcamp.com/2009/03/whats-this-follow-friday-thingie/

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23FollowFriday

9 Tips for Twitter Newbies

Here's a good tip sheet for your members who are new to Twitter.

http://tedchris.posterous.com/9-tips-for-new-twitter-users

Get started with Twitter

Twitter Security

Are you concerned about tiny URLs that might hide malicious sites? Here's one commentary: http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/features/article.php/3823826/How-to-Be-Safer-on-Twitter.htm

New workshop at Summer Conference

Social Media as an Organizing Tool: How to Use Web Tools to Grow Your Association

Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn are grabbing headlines, but what are they about and how can you use them to organize, mobilize and inform members? In this hands-on workshop, we will discuss the how and why of using these new media tools in your professional life and share practical tips on how you can use them to build member power and participation in your own local or chapter.

We will have laptops to share, or bring your own. No experience necessary.

Presenters:
Diana Marcus, President, Burlington Educators Association
Sarah Nathan, MTA Communications Consultant
Megan Secatore, MTA Web Content Manager


Monday, August 3, 7:30 to 9 p.m. (90 minutes)

Online registration